How to carry out good field management when growing peanuts?
Everyone has surely eaten peanuts. Peanuts can not only be processed into products of all kinds of different flavors, but can also be used for oil pressing, and they are also a relatively important oil crop in our country. The peanut market today is very large, and all kinds of different peanut products can be seen in all sorts of shops and supermarkets. Growing peanuts is therefore also a very promising project, so how should we carry out field management when growing peanuts? Let's take a look together below!
1. Intertillage and earthing up
During the growing process, we should carry out appropriate intertillage and earthing up on the soil according to how loose the soil is and how fast the plants are growing. Intertillage can make the soil looser, improve the soil's permeability, strengthen the roots' respiration, make nutrient absorption more complete, and promote the growth of peanuts. Appropriate earthing up can effectively preserve warmth and moisture, prevent waterlogging, and because peanut fruits grow underground, it can also promote pod development and ensure yield. The height of the earth piled up should not be too high, otherwise it will delay the fruit's ripening time.
2. Applying foliar fertilizer
Foliar fertilizer is very important for peanuts. Foliar fertilizer can not only provide water for leaf growth, but can also promote the leaves' growth rate, strengthen photosynthesis, and increase the accumulation of nutrients in the plant. However, foliar fertilizer should not be applied blindly; improper use may make the leaves overly large and fat, affecting the plant's exposure to light and instead having a certain impact on the plant's growth. The most suitable time to apply foliar fertilizer is during the peanut pod-setting stage, since this stage is when the peanut roots' ability is at its weakest, so we should apply some foliar fertilizer to supplement the plant's nutrients.
3. Water management
Peanuts' water needs occur in certain stages. Before the flowering and pegging stage, the water requirement is not great, but once this stage is reached, its water requirement gradually increases. We should water in time, supplement water, ensure the plant's growth, and not let the plant remain in a drought environment. But we should also note that there must be no standing water in the field, and standing water should be drained away in time, otherwise standing water affects root respiration and may even lead to root rot. So while ensuring the soil is moist, we should also prevent too much standing water in the soil from forming compaction.
4. Controlling top growth and promoting underground development
The pod-setting stage is one of the most important periods in the entire growth process of peanuts, and it is also the stage when peanut plants grow fastest. So the demand for nutrients will also gradually rise. If the nutrients the plant needs are not met at this stage, it will have a great impact on the plant's growth and the plumpness of the pods. But we should also note that too much fertilizer should not be applied; excessive nutrients will cause the plant to start excessive vegetative growth, which will not only affect the field's permeability, but also produce the phenomenon of flowers without fruit. This lowers yield and affects farmers' growing profits.
The above four points are the precautions when growing peanuts. When growing peanuts, pay attention to the amount of water used; there must be no lack of water, and even more so no excess. I have explained the harms to everyone above, and I hope everyone can pay attention to these problems. Although some of them may be details in management, details cannot be ignored; as the saying goes, details determine success or failure. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone.